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• Official: Taliban Violence Unlikely to Threaten Afghan Transitions VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Despite a recent spike in deadly Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, authorities there are confident the insurgent violence is unlikely to disrupt next April’s presidential election.
• Karzai Vows To Hold Taliban Accountable RFE/RL 01 Sep 2013 -- Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has vowed to hold the Taliban accountable for attacks that have killed and injured scores of people in the past week.
• Dead Bodies Of Abducted Afghan Soldiers Found RFE/RL 01 Sep 2013 -- Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say they have recovered the dead bodies of seven Afghan soldiers.
• CLR-2 convoy tests logistics envelope USMC News 01 Sep 2013 -- The Marines dubbed it the “Mega Convoy,” a rolling wall of armored vehicles and load trucks that stretched for more than a mile.
• Karzai Appoints Interim Interior Minister RFE/RL 01 Sep 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has named a former ambassador to Pakistan, Mohammad Umer Daudzai, as the government's acting interior minister.
• Pakistan condemns US drone strike IRNA 01 Sep 2013 -- Pakistan has strongly condemned the US drone strike that killed four people in the country’s North Waziristan tribal region.
• Jihadist Teachings Drawn Back Into Classroom In Pakistani Province RFE/RL 01 Sep 2013 -- In the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province education officials took steps in 2008 to curb the spread of Islamic extremism to the next generation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• What Message Would US Acting in Syria Send to Iran and North Korea? VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Part of President Barack Obama's argument for a military strike against Syria is a threat to broader U.S. security concerns in the Middle East and Asia.
• Philippines Setting Limits for Increased US Forces Presence VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Philippine negotiators are emphasizing the temporary nature of plans to have more American forces rotate through the Philippines.
• Shizuoka Prefectural Government Combined Disaster Response Drill NNS 01 Sep 2013 -- U.S. Army, Navy and Marine forces in conjunction with Japan Self-Defense Forces and local Japanese agencies participated in annual disaster drill.
• Secretary Kerry Interview With Major Garrett of CBS Face the Nation US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2013
• Secretary Kerry Interview With Gloria Borger of CNN State of the Union US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2013
• Secretary Kerry Interview With George Stephanopoulos of ABC This Week US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2013
• Secretary Kerry Interview With David Gregory of NBC Meet the Press US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2013
• Secretary Kerry Interview With Chris Wallace of FOX News Sunday US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2013

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 01 September 2013 United Nations 01 Sep 2013
• Syria Statement International Crisis Group 01 Sep 2013
• US Congress Divided on Syria Despite Administration Case for Action VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- U.S. lawmakers say they are far from unified on whether to vote for military strikes against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
• US: Evidence of Sarin Gas Use in Syria VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says independent testing confirms the Syrian military used deadly sarin nerve gas on civilians in Damascus last month.
• Syria: samples collected to be sent to labs tomorrow – UN UN News Centre 01 Sep 2013 -- Samples collected by the United Nations chemical weapons inspection team in Syria will begin to be transferred to laboratories tomorrow.
• UN to Speed Up Analysis of Syria Chemical Weapons Data RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations is ready to do everything possible to speed up the process of analyzing data collected by its chemical weapons inspectors in Syria.
• Mixed Reaction in Mideast to US Syria Strategy VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Reaction in the Middle East was mixed to the U.S. decision to take the debate over alleged chemical weapons usage by the Syrian government to Congress.
• World Reacts Cautiously To Obama's Syria Speech RFE/RL 01 Sep 2013 -- There has been little official international reaction to U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement that he would seek U.S.congressional approval for military strikes against Syria.
• Syrian Opposition ‘Disappointed’ by Delay in US Intervention RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2013 -- The Syrian opposition has expressed disappointment by US President Barack Obama’s decision to delay possible military intervention in Syria until the congressional approval.
• UN Mission In DRC Plans To Set Up Security Zone VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- United Nations Stabilization Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo intends to set up a security zone to prevent the M23 rebels from launching long-range attacks on North Kivu’s capital, Goma.
• Goma Residents Hopeful Rebel Withdrawal Spells Peace in Eastern Congo VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Residents of Goma are optimistic that the withdrawal of M23 rebels from positions outside the city could bring an end to fighting in the area.
• U.S. Condemns Attack at Camp Ashraf in Iraq US Dept. of State 01 Sep 2013
• Ban deplores attack on Iranian exile camp north of Baghdad UN News Centre 01 Sep 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban condemned an attack on an Iranian exile camp near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
• Iran Dissidents Killed at Iraq's Camp Ashraf VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- An Iranian dissident group and Iraqi authorities say clashes and explosions at a contested camp housing Iranian dissidents have killed some of the group's members.
• Some 800 Iraqi Civilians Killed In August RFE/RL 01 Sep 2013 -- The United Nations has reported that more than 800 people were killed in violence in Iraq during the month of August.

News Reports

• Egyptian Media: Morsi to Be Put on Trial VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Egyptian state media reports say ousted president Mohamed Morsi will be put on trial on charges of inciting violence and murder.
• China Investigates State Assets Regulator VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- China says it has opened an investigation into an official who is the director of the commission that oversees China's state-owned companies.
• Radiation Levels Spike at Fukushima VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Japanese nuclear officials say the radiation level of a tank holding highly contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has jumped in just one week to a potentially dangerous level.
• Radiation Spike Seen At Fukushima Reactor RFE/RL 01 Sep 2013 -- The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear-power plant has reported a steep radiation spike in a tank holding contaminated water.
• Mandela Discharged From Hospital VOA 01 Sep 2013 -- Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from Medi-clinic Heart Hospital in the country’s capital, Pretoria, where he spent close to three months being treated for a recurring lung infection.